Grégory Bourillon (born 1 July 1984) is a French former professional footballer who played as a centre-back.

Grégory Bourillon
Bourillon with Lorient in 2012
Personal information
Date of birth (1984-07-01) 1 July 1984 (age 40)
Place of birth Laval, France
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Centre-back
Youth career
1992–1996 U.S.C. Pays de Montsurs
1996–2000 Stade Lavallois
2000–2002 Rennes
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2002–2007 Rennes 114 (0)
2007–2010 Paris Saint-Germain 36 (0)
2010–2014 Lorient 118 (4)
2012–2013 Lorient B 4 (0)
2014–2016 Reims 21 (1)
2015 Reims B 7 (1)
2016–2017 Angers 13 (2)
2017–2019 Châteauroux 66 (9)
Total 379 (17)
International career
2003–2006 France U21 20 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career

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Bourillon signed for Stade Rennais in 2000 from hometown club Laval. He represented France at Under-21 level. Bourillon developed into a regular starter for the Breton team and was said to have a bright future ahead of him.

Paris Saint-Germain signed him to a four-year contract on 19 July 2007. On 1 February 2010, he signed for FC Lorient.

Bourillon was released by LB Châteauroux after the 2018–19 season.[1]

He was in talks with clubs to continue his career but decided to retire.[2]

After retiring as a player, Bourillon earned a university diploma in management of sports organisations in a two-year course.[2] In January 2021 he took over as general manager of Stade Bordelais.[2]

Personal life

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Bourillon has an older brother, Yoann, who is also a professional footballer.

Honours

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References

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  1. ^ Baron, Jérémie (25 August 2019). "Un week-end classé rouge sur le marché des transferts". So Foot (in French). Retrieved 26 October 2020.
  2. ^ a b c "Football : ex-joueur de la Berrichonne, Grégory Bourillon bâtit son futur". La Nouvelle République (in French). 14 November 2021. Retrieved 8 December 2021.
  3. ^ "LENS – PARIS : LES COMPOS". rmcsport.bfmtv.com. Retrieved 26 February 2021.
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